“I Apologise for Calling Nigerian Youths Children” – Desmond Elliot.

Veteran Nigerian actor now politician, Desmond Elliot has offered a public apology for his insensitive comments about the youths during October 2020 EndSARS protest.

In 2020 Desmond Elliot who represents the Surulere I constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly was dragged on social media after referring to Nigerian youths who reacted to the shootings at the Lekki Tollgate as children.

Also, the actor pushed for the regulation of social media after the protest.

However, in a recent interview on TVC’s ‘Your View’, Desmond Elliot offered clarity on the matter, insisting he wasn’t referring to all youths on social media as children but those who were cursing Lagos House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru.

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He stated as follows:

“What I can say is, I think forgiveness is divine. I mean, no one owns it all. Something can be your truth, and to another person, it might not be. I do not think going back to bring out those sensitive moments would do anything.

“I think at the end of the day, I apologised, and I’m still apologising to those who must have misconstrued what I said. I said I was taken by emotions, but in the end, it still didn’t take away from the fact that the hatred was too much. The polity, the hatred is too much. We are all built on love. We can change things through love.”